Snow now more slippery or are cars less grippy?
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Re: Snow now more slippery or are cars less grippy?
Lord Sterling might want it for bits to fix his mum's he's got at Fraser's unit?
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Re: Snow now more slippery or are cars less grippy?
The moderns I've had have all been damn near useless in the snow be them manual or auto. The focus isn't too bad. 195 65 15 tyres on it so not too wide but has a fair bit of weight upfront and being quite a torquey motor the 2.0 and auto box makes a great combo in just let the torque drag it where it needs. The Ignis hasn't been in snow yet but it's light with skinny tyres so shouldn't be too bad.
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Re: Snow now more slippery or are cars less grippy?
The TT hasn't been bad in the snow and ice. It pulled away with no wheelspin at all unless I deliberately was an arse.
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Re: Snow now more slippery or are cars less grippy?
The TT hasn't been bad in the snow and ice. It pulled away with no wheelspin at all unless I deliberately was an arse.
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Re: Snow now more slippery or are cars less grippy?
So you've finally become 100% schizo.
I was wondering how soon it'd be.
I was wondering how soon it'd be.
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Re: Snow now more slippery or are cars less grippy?
I always enjoy testing my cars limits when it snows!
504 was ok, slid about a little bit but gripped well enough when it needed to. The ranger had no traction at all.
The Subaru on summer tyres gripped reasonably well.
504 was ok, slid about a little bit but gripped well enough when it needed to. The ranger had no traction at all.
The Subaru on summer tyres gripped reasonably well.
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Re: Snow now more slippery or are cars less grippy?
I've had thoughts about replacing the Ignis with a 4x4. Either jimny or panda. Both will be fine in any snow or shit weather around Derbyshire and both are rather capable off road too.